1842 Illinois gubernatorial election

1842 Illinois gubernatorial election

← 1838 August 1, 1842 1846 →
 
Nominee Thomas Ford
(replacing Adam W. Snyder †)
Joseph Duncan
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 46,452 39,429
Percentage 53.52% 45.43%

County Results


Ford:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Duncan:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      80-90%

     90-100%

Governor before election

Thomas Carlin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas Ford
Democratic

The 1842 Illinois gubernatorial election was the seventh quadrennial election for this office. Democrat Thomas Ford, who replaced the original Democratic nominee Adam W. Snyder following his death, defeated former Whig governor Joseph Duncan, who was running for a nonconsecutive second term.[1]

Results

1842 gubernatorial election, Illinois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas Ford 46,452 53.52% +2.74%
Whig Joseph Duncan 39,429 45.43% −3.79%
Independent Charles M. Hunter 906 1.04% +1.04%
Independent Scattering 3 0.00% 0.00%
Majority 7,023 8.09% N/A
Turnout 86,793
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Howard, Robert P. (1988). Mostly Good and Competent Men (2nd ed.). Springfield, Illinois: Institute for Public Affairs. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-938943-15-4.
  • Illinois Blue Book 1899